Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKEGAN CUSD 60·NCES 174125004122
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School
522 Belvidere Rd, Waukegan, IL 60085 · (224) 303-1700 · Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
224 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
58.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.1pp since 2023
Math
46.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.9% | 46.3% |
| 2023-24 | 45.8% | 33.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School this school | 395 | 56.7% | 47.5% |
| H R McCall Elementary School Waukegan | 396 | 61.1% | 35.6% |
| Washington Dual Language Academy Maywood | 346 | 59.2% | 44.5% |
| Nicholson Elementary School Montgomery | 337 | 58.8% | 29.1% |
| Kenneth Murphy School Beach Park | 394 | 53.6% | 19.6% |
| Oak Crest School Beach Park | 308 | 54.9% | 24.2% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #660 of 1,925 | #24 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #775 of 2,077 ▼ 89 | #53 of 102 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #712 of 2,077 ▼ 94 | #53 of 102 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #1,030 of 2,419 | #70 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #345 of 2,035 | #25 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #953 of 2,042 | #66 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.7% | #1,113 of 2,132 | #39 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #403 of 1,461 | #19 of 71 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
395
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 495
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 395 | 35 | 11.3:1 | 57% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 32 | 11.6:1 | 62% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 29.7 | 10.9:1 | 58% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 28 | 17.9:1 | 55% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 42% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 495 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 52% (258) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 28 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 495 | 22 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (501 to 395); teachers up 25% (28 to 35).
About Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Waukegan, Illinois, under Waukegan CUSD 60. The school had 395 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School is one of 22 schools in Waukegan CUSD 60, which enrolls 13,640 students in total.
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School's enrollment is 69% Hispanic. Next come 19% Black, 6% White, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 25% Hispanic among all Lake County residents. By the diversity index, Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School comes in at 48%.
At Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School, 35 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Roughly 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 54% average for public schools in Lake County.
The allk12 Grade for Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School is B+. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 69% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School is 8.7 points above its prediction. Actual: 47.5%. Predicted: 38.8%.
Among Lake County residents, median household income is about $110,416, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 214 public schools in Lake County, with a combined enrollment of about 118,032.
Waukegan High School is the public school closest to Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School's average proficiency of 47.5% compares with 18.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 386 in 2020-21, 395 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
714,223
Census ACS
Median income
$110,416
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
118,032 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School?
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School enrolls approximately 395 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School serve?
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School.
How diverse is Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School?
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School reports a student body of 6% White, 69% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School in?
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School is part of Waukegan CUSD 60.
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